J00319
Photograph J00319 Period 1910-1919Sir Ross Macpherson Smith's Vickers Vimy aircraft, G-EAOU, on route from Point Cook, Vic to Adelaide. Sir Ross Macpherson Smith is handing up a case.
J00282 Accession Number: J00282
Description
Sir Ross Macpherson Smith's Vickers Vimy aircraft, G-EAO (in which he flew from England to Australia), being pushed by ground crew on the undercarriage to reposition on the landing ground. The Smith brothers and their two mechanics left Hounslow, England on 12 November 1919 and reached Darwin on 10 December 1919.
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Accession Number
J00282
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1919
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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